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What was a fact taught to you in school that has been proven false during your lifetime? (lemmy.ca)
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[โ€“] 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My sysadmin professor told me to not learn about tape backups because they are going away soon

Like 3 years later ransomware was invented

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    holy crap a sysadmin class? that is wild, son. i must be an old man

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 year ago*

    I went to a trades school which offered IT computer systems as a 2 year diploma. Fast track to a job back in the early 2010s. That path would never get you into IT today lol

    The specific class I mentioned was windows system administration

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    tape backups are definitely still a thing. it's one of the cheapest ways to store a shitload of data for a long time

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I spend a portion every day removing tapes, shipping them offsite and inserting new tapes

    Annoying but must be done

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    can i have a job at your place

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    No but look into datacenter night shift work. Where i am nobody wants that shift. Working in a datacenter is pretty fun

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    interesting. what sort of resumes are you looking for in a data center? security clearances? i have a devops resume, AWS, Linux etc.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Pretty much that but also ability to use tools and basic knowledge of air conditioning etc

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